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Apart from student development programmes such as
IVElite and Wofoo Leaders’ Network which offer students
opportunities to enhance their learning ability and personal
attributes, two new programmes, “Speak for SUCCESS”
and “Road to Marathon”, were piloted in 2012 and 2013
respectively. Students engaged in the projects are exposed
to a wide variety of activities aimed at fostering essential
attributes including communication and presentation skills,
effective planning and self-management.
Qualifications Framework Development
Promoting lifelong learning is one of the missions of
the VTC. As a staunch supporter of the Qualifications
Framework (QF), which provides local workforce with a clear
pathway for the pursuit of lifelong learning, the VTC has
assisted in formulating the Specifications of Competency
Standards (SCS) for various industries since 2005. To
help practitioners obtain recognised qualifications that
are in line with SCS, a structured system of vocational
assessments for key trades was set up. In 2012/13, about
4,500 VTC students sat for the vocational assessments in
Safety, Health and Environment, Beauty Care Services and
Hairdressing.
As part of the support to the QF, the VTC also acts as the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assessment agency to
assess the skills, knowledge and experience acquired by
individuals from eight industries: Printing and Publishing,
Watch and Clock, Hairdressing, Property Management,
Automotive, Jewellery, Logistics and Chinese Catering
industries. It is anticipated that the RPL services will be
extended to other industries, such as the Retail as well as
the Import and Export industries in 2014.
Quality Assurance and Programme Accreditation
The VTC is seeking accreditation with relevant academic
and professional bodies. The VTC has been holding the
Programme Area Accreditation status in 69 Programme
Areas up to QF Level 4. Three new degree programmes to
be offered by THEi in September 2013, namely, bachelor
degree programmes in Health Care, Landscape Architecture,
and Chinese Culinary Arts and Management, went through
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and
Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) accreditation. Also, 13
new top-up degree programmes have been accredited by
HKCAAVQ during the year.
除了學長啟導計劃及和富領袖網絡活動，讓
學生增進學習能力和提升個人素養，我們亦
透過舉辦「
Speak for SUCCESS
」有效溝通及演
講訓練計劃與「
Road to Marathon
」長跑運動訓
練兩個新項目，培養學生多項要素，包括溝
通及表達技巧、有效策劃及自我管理等。
支援資歷架構
推廣終身學習是
VTC
的使命之一。我們鼎力支
持資歷架構，為在職人士提供清晰的進修階
梯，鼓勵終身學習。自
2005
年起，
VTC
協助
為多個行業擬訂《能力標準說明》。為協助從
業員取得符合《能力標準說明》要求的認可資
歷，
VTC
亦為各大主要行業提供系統化的專業
能力評估服務。在
2012/13
年，約
4,500
名
VTC
學生接受了安全、健康與環境保護、美容
護理服務及美髮等範疇的專業能力評估。
我們亦是資歷架構「過往資歷認可」機制之評
核機構，為印刷及出版、鐘錶、美髮、物業
管理、汽車、珠寶、物流及中式飲食八個行
業的從業員進行評估，評估他們的技能、知
識及業內經驗。這項服務預計將於
2014
年擴
展至其他行業，如零售及進出口業。
質素保證及課程認證
為保證辦學質素，我們積極尋求相關學術及
專業團體的認可。我們已獲香港學術及職業
資歷評審局確認在
69
個學科範圍內具學科
範圍評審資格，可開辦達資歷架構第四級的
課程。
THEi
將於
2013
年
9
月增辦的醫療護理、
園境建築和中華廚藝及管理三個新學位
課程，已通過評審局的審核，另有
13
個銜接
學位課程亦於年內通過了評審局的評審。
